I think it'd take something much more drastic to send us into admin.

It isn't what I want at all. But I am sick and tired of many fans just rolling over and having their bellies tickled by the board.

I wouldn't feel this way if they'd appointed someone with a track record (Gannon, for example, would hardly have been expensive), had brought footballing expertise onto the board, or even had come out with a public, clearly thought out plan to help turn things round. Mike Ashley apologised to Newcastle fans on Tuesday. We got Delia blaming the money men, and someone who disagreed with her, Munby, getting the chop.

Fundamentally, my biggest problem of all is that I don't think their main criteria when choosing a manager is "will he be successful, and drag as much out of the team as possible?" I think it's "does he fit the club?" And that's their specific, and completely failed view of what the club represents too. Someone who takes them out of their comfort zone and actually challenges them just ain't going to be appointed: it's not how this place works.

Do I think there are new owners out there? Who knows; but at present, I doubt it. In which case, I'd be looking for them to completely change course, show humility and make the best of a bad job. I just don't believe they are.

Posted By: thebigfeller on May 28th 2009 at 21:07:54

Message Thread

Quite sensible by the club, really (NCFC) - thebigfeller, May 28, 19:47:18
- "Creo's breakdown" (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, May 28, 20:11:05
  - We've done our bit over the years with our support...... (NCFC) - Thrapwinkle, May 28, 20:20:04
    - Sure. I'm not meaning to criticise anyone who claims it (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, May 28, 20:23:34
      - I don't think anyone wants the club to fail (NCFC) - thebigfeller, May 28, 20:27:24
        
        Our guaranteed loyalty is taken advantage of again and again. (NCFC) - Thrapwinkle, May 28, 20:32:15
        
        the protests under Chase were about replacing him with something better (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, May 28, 20:29:31
        
        Not at this point, no. (NCFC) - thebigfeller, May 28, 20:32:57
        
        Well to answer that I need to strip out the patronising and the history lessons (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, May 28, 20:39:14
        
        I'm not patronising anyone. It's what you seem to be doing to be honest. (NCFC) - thebigfeller, May 28, 20:47:23
        
        well, we agree entirely about Gunn. (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, May 28, 20:57:55
        
        I think it'd take something much more drastic to send us into admin. (NCFC) - thebigfeller, May 28, 21:07:54
        
        what do you mean by this stuff about managers 'challenging them'? (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, May 28, 21:20:07
        
        Not just in terms of money. I mean in terms of how the entire club is run (NCFC) - thebigfeller, May 28, 21:28:42
        
        doesn't Roeder's appointment show that opinion (NCFC) - Charles21, May 28, 21:16:13
        
        Not at all. Roeder was thought by Newcastle and West Ham fans to be too nice (NCFC) - thebigfeller, May 28, 21:22:40
        
        ? (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, May 28, 21:25:04
        
        No no - I meant Munby and Doncaster made clear their belief (NCFC) - thebigfeller, May 28, 21:31:11
        
        I also seem to remember Delia saying (NCFC) - Charles21, May 28, 21:27:53
  - I think that with Delias new book the Foulger and potential fan investment (NCFC) - lovely old job, May 28, 20:14:58
    - sure, agree with that (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, May 28, 20:16:36
      - But these debates will sone turn into... (NCFC) - Small, May 28, 20:22:20
      - Creo's breakdown is simply a reminder of how little can be put towards the playing budget (NCFC) - thebigfeller, May 28, 20:21:29
        
        eh? You do realise he entirely made the numbers up? (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, May 28, 20:25:52
        
        The general point he was making was clear though (NCFC) - thebigfeller, May 28, 20:29:22
        
        I don't see why or how he demonstrated that (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, May 28, 20:31:57
        
        I'm not really bothered either way. (NCFC) - thebigfeller, May 28, 20:37:31
- I would like to see the breakdown but can't see any creo posts. (n/m) (NCFC) - lovely old job, May 28, 20:02:47
  - ... (NCFC) - thebigfeller, May 28, 20:04:25
    - thanks I read that on the pink un (n/m) (NCFC) - lovely old job, May 28, 20:10:23
- Transparency is what's needed (NCFC) - Bonzo, May 28, 19:53:52
  - Wouldn't make any difference if they did (NCFC) - Bryan Salad Surgery, May 28, 19:54:57
    - I think your new message board alias should be (NCFC) - Paul_Drake_PigFarmer, May 28, 20:21:53
    - Fungibility (NCFC) - Iwan Husarmi, May 28, 20:03:09
      - That would explain a lot (n/m) (NCFC) - Small, May 28, 20:10:48
    - I agree - but the greater the shortfall, the more the club suffers (NCFC) - thebigfeller, May 28, 20:00:06

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